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Khan Porter

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Bio

Khan Porter has rapidly risen to become an elite CrossFit athlete competing against the best in the world.

With barely three years in the sport he has already made it to the CrossFit Games two years running.

The 26-year-old’s debut year saw him finish in the top 30 at the finals in California, competing against the likes of Rich Froning and Jason Khalipa.

He dominated the newly-formed Pacific Regional in 2015, beating experienced athletes Rob Forte and Chad Mackay to first place overall.

Khan dropped three places overall from the previous year after the Murph workout took a tremendous toll on his body.

GRID League champions DC Brawlers drafted him as an athlete in 2014. He was signed up as a strong utility athlete for the competitive fitness team, with impressive strength and bodyweight skills among his most notable assets

Khan, who is co-owner of CrossFit Play in Sydney, has grown up with competitive sport in Australia, playing rugby and also surf lifesaving in the past.

What are your biggest achievements in sport?

Winning the first ever Pacific Super Regional in 2015.

What are you strengths as an athlete?

Power output and short, fast workouts.

What are your competitive goals?

To finish in the top 10 at the CrossFit Games.

How does your diet help you realise these goals?

Since changing my approach to nutrition with Matt and Buff Box I have found my recovery has improved and I have far more energy for longer training days.

What are your favourite exercises/elements of working out?

I love the rower and assault bike and don’t mind moving moderately weighted barbells for reps.

Why do you train?

I train for a variety of reasons. I think some are pretty personal and others are as simple as loving the feeling of walking out of the gym totally trashed.

I also find it’s a great outlet and break from the rest of the world. Training is my time and I dig that.

When I met Matt before the 2015 CrossFit Games, my diet was a mess. I was eating two(ish) meals a day, my recovery sucked and I would often wake up feeling pretty sapped of energy before I’d even trained.

Working with Matt has helped me create some routine in my eating as well as changed the quantity and quality of foods I’m putting in my body and as a result my energy levels are the best they’ve ever been.